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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E18 (02:24) HSK 5
gēn běn mài bù chū shén me hǎo de jià gé

根本卖不出 什么好的价格

“We won't get a good price at all.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 02:24 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǎ yǒu zhè ge shí hòu mài de ya

“Who sells them at a time like this?”

gēn běn mài bù chū shén me hǎo de jià gé CURRENT FOCUS

根本 卖不出 什么 好 的 价格

“We won't get a good price at all.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ zhè ge gàn bù dāng de ya

“Some official you are.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: CRITICIZING DECISION
Tone: BLUNT AND CRITICAL
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Selling right now is foolish and will ruin our profits.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Market Timing and Rural Cadres

In rural Chinese commerce, grassroots officials often organize collective sales; mishandling market seasonality frequently draws vocal complaints from fellow villagers.

INTENT TAGS: #criticism #economic_argument #dissent #frustration
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
根本 SPOKEN CHUNK

simply / at all / fundamentally

Frequently combined with negative potential complements like '卖不出' to express absolute impossibility.

卖不出 SPOKEN CHUNK

unable to sell / cannot be sold

Potential complement indicating that market conditions or circumstances prevent successful sales.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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